ME Awareness Events in Edinburgh from edmesh

The Edinburgh M.E. Self Help Group edmesh has events organised for ME Awareness week 2009 with a talk from Dr Jonathon Kerr, a launch event at the Scottish Parliament and an information stall at Ocean Terminal Shopping Centre.

“ME Awareness Week in Edinburgh kicks off with Dr Jonathan Kerr’s talk to edmesh at St Cuthbert’s Church on Saturday 9th May.

On Tuesday 12th May (International ME Awareness Day) there will be a Reception at the Scottish Parliament at which it is hoped to launch the Good Practice Statement for GPs, as well as the Report on the National Needs Assessment.

We end the week with our Information Stall at Ocean Terminal Shopping Centre, Leith, on Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th May.

We need volunteers to help with this, so if you or a relative or friend can spare just an hour, please let us know. We are planning an information stall in the shopping centre with a display board with large posters highlighting ME/CFS. The information stall and volunteers will provide informative material relating to nationwide and local resources. Do come and support the committee! Passers-by at this display in the past have been curious, friendly and sympathetic.”

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EdMESH are based in Edinburgh but have members across the Lothians and also throughout Scotland and in England. Although their core activities are based in and around Edinburgh, they say anyone is welcome to join regardless of where you live.